TY - JOUR
PY - 2023//
TI - Commotio cordis…once again: unusual occurrence in a noncontact sport
JO - HeartRhythm case reports
A1 - Maron, Barry J.
A1 - Rowin, Ethan J.
A1 - Maron, Martin S.
SP - 855
EP - 857
VL - 9
IS - 12
N2 - In early January, commotio cordis (CC) achieved substantial visibility and notoriety as a cause of cardiac arrest on the athletic field when Damar Hamlin, a defensive player for Buffalo, was struck in the chest during a collision with an opponent in a U.S. professional football game. Rapid cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation were life-saving, with the event witnessed by millions on television in real time. In comparison, 60 days later and 5000 miles away in Bucharest, Romania, another CC event occurred, this time during a youth basketball tournament game witnessed only by families and friends. An 18-year-old senior high school student of slight build (M.V.; height 72 inches; weight 160 pounds) was struck in the left chest by an inadvertent light blow from an opponent's elbow at close range during a scuffle to secure possession of a loose ball... • Chest blow-induced ventricular tachycardia and cardiac arrest in the absence of underlying cardiac disease (commotio cordis) is an uncommon but important cause of sudden death, often in young people. • Commotio cordis occurs in athletes during competitive or recreational sports, or is associated with routine everyday activities. • Commotio cordis chest blows can be substantial or alternatively appear trivial and counterintuitive (as in the subject of this report). • Timely recognition of a commotio cordis event is paramount, as cardiac arrest is reversible with prompt cardiopulmonary resuscitation / defibrillation. • Although incompletely understood, the mechanism of commotio cordis requires a precise timing of the blow over the heart to a narrow 20 ms window at the upstroke of the T wave. Language: en
LA - en
SN - 2214-0271
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hrcr.2023.10.013
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